Brushland Eating House
American restaurant · Bovina ·
Locally sourced dishes, Persian heritage, and intimate communal dining experiences.
Locally sourced dishes, Persian heritage, and intimate communal dining experiences.
"If you’re picking just one restaurant to go to in the Catskills, this is it. Brushland Eating House is on the far western side of the Catskills, and it’s worth driving out of your way for (even if that means navigating dark dirt roads without cell service). It’s on the first floor of an old farmhouse, and the space has floor-to-ceiling windows, a giant bar, and nice wooden banquettes. Dinner costs $75, changes weekly, and consists of a three-course family-style meal. Once a month, they also do a magical Persian feast that feels steeped in sentimental memories." - carina finn koeppicus, hannah albertine, anne cruz
"If you’re picking just one restaurant to go to in the Catskills, this is it. Brushland Eating House is on the far western side of the region, and it’s worth driving out of your way for (even if that means navigating dark dirt roads without cell service). It’s on the first floor of an old farmhouse, and the space has floor-to-ceiling windows, a giant bar, and nice wooden banquettes. (Vogue Catskills doesn’t exist, but if it did, they would be all over this place.) Dinner costs $75, and it consists of a three-course family-style meal. The menu changes weekly, so check Brushland's website to see what's in store." - Team Infatuation
"If you’re picking just one restaurant to go to in the Catskills, this is it. Brushland Eating House is on the far western side of the Catskills, and it’s worth driving out of your way for (even if that means navigating dark dirt roads without cell service). It’s on the first floor of an old farmhouse, and the space has floor-to-ceiling windows, a giant bar, and nice wooden banquettes. Vogue Catskills doesn’t exist, but if it did, they would be obsessed with this place. Dinner costs $75, changes weekly, and consists of a three-course family-style meal—check Brushland's website to see what's in store." - carina finn koeppicus, hannah albertine, anne cruz
"Laurie Woolever, co-author of World Travel: An Irreverent Guide with Anthony Bourdain, hunkered down in this two-bedroom cabin atop Bramley Mountain in September 2019. “I loved that the Owl Nest is rustic in its structure and remote Catskills location, but truly refined with regard to the beautiful furnishings and other design details inside the house,” she notes. “It sits on 15 private acres, so the stay was incredibly quiet and peaceful, though it's also a short drive to Bovina's Main Street, where we had a late breakfast at Russell's General Store and dinner at Brushland Eating House.” Other highlights include the lovely clawfoot bathtub, wood stove, and “big porch for reading and napping.”" - Ashlea Halpern
"Tucked off the main road in the heart of Bovina, about three hours northwest of New York City, I attended a full-moon Nowruz dinner at Brushland Eating House, an unmarked 19th-century building that houses a restaurant and two upstairs apartments. Since opening in 2014 the place has evolved from a seven-days-a-week restaurant into a three-day-a-week, one-seating-a-night supper club where chef Sohail Zandi—recently a 2023 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: New York State—serves monthly, sold-out, three-course family-style dinners that adapt recipes from his Iranian heritage while leaning on Delaware County’s seasonal bounty. The evening begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail hour (I had a tamarind and Persian tea margarita) and by 7 a menu rooted in memory unfolds: a reimagined kuku sabzi as beet-brine–pickled deviled eggs topped with herb-packed yolk and barberries alongside sweet-and-sour olives; a stirring ash reshteh, thick and herb-green with legumes and noodles, finished with kashk and mint oil; a Nowruz fish course of whole local trout marinated in saffron and lemon, poached and dressed with saffron beurre blanc and herbs, followed by theatrically served tahdig; and a finale of olive-oil cake with feta-infused whipped cream, pistachios and Cara Caras. The dinners feel intimate and communal—about 40 diners, many who have driven in from the city—cell service drops off en route, Zandi’s family appears during service, he greets tables personally, music shifts late in the night to Persian beats and people dance, and the evening ends with Zandi sharing a book of Hafez fortunes; as he says, “I want it to taste like a memory,” and his mother, Giti, who inspired the dinners, praises his artistry." - Pervaiz Shallwani